Motion picture camera



Dec. 31, 1940. w. RII-:DEL

MOTION PICTURE CAMERA Filed Jan. 30, 1959 Patented Dee. 31, 1940 UNITED y STATE MOTION PICTURE Walter Riedel, Dresden,

, alsixnorto Germany Zeiss Ikon Aktiengesellschaft, Dresden, (ier- Application January 30, '1939, Serial No. 2535487 In G 3 Claims.

tion'picture cameras and in particular is directed to a novel arrangement o! the nlm gate and the camera objective in the interior of the camera casing. Y

vThe principal object of the invention is to mount the iilm gate and the camera objective in ermany February 11, 1938 (Cl. 8818) The "invention -relates to improvements -in mo'- AJective and iinder are arranged in the samehorithe space between two vertically spaced :film

spools, one of which serves as a nlm supply spool and the other as a lm take-up spool. manner the filml may be guided in a substantiallyfstraight line from one spool to another `and thereby pass (through, the film gate. Since the conventional nlm spools are wound with the light sensitive layer on .the innerside of the nlm, it is very simple to mount the nlm-gate and vcamera objective in the described manner.

Other objects oi the invention will be apparenit or will be specically pointed out in the defiscription forming a part ko! this speciiica-tlon.

'I'he invention, however, is not limited to the embodiment 'of the invention herein described, as various forms may be adopted within the scope f of the claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fronlt Ielevation view of a motion picture camera. of .the invention, with a portion of the iront wall broken away, and

Fig. 2 is aside elevation view of the same motion picture camera, with a portion of the side' wal-l broken away and view.

The camera casing other portions in sectional I has mounted therein two removable nlm spools Z-and 3 on spaced parallel. shafts 4 and i respectively. .The camera objective -6 is mounted between the two lm spools 2 and 3 and its mounting 'I is attached to a bracket 8 which is connected with .the front wall I0 of the camera casing I by aconical member 9 forming a lens shade. The film gate II is provided with a stationary plate I2 containing the picture window Ii. The plate I2 is supported by the bracket 8 as sho i A movably mounted member I4 i'or In this,

zontai'plane.

What I claim as my invention is; 1. In a motion picture camera, a canera casing having a front wall provided with an aper- 5 ture. two spaced parallel shafts within said cas- A ing above and below an horizontal axis passing through saidaperture and adapted to receive a nlm supply spool and a iilm take-up spool respec l tively, a camera objective within said camera cas- 10 'ing between said spaced parallel shafts and in portion of the space formed between the two iilnr spools when the latter are mounted on their respective shatta, a bracket for supporting2 said lintermit'tently advancing the iilm .is actuated by a customary eccenter I5 which is driven by a springmotor (not shown) 'I'he spring motor also drives shaft 5 of the take-up spool by a frictionclutch I8.

'I'he nlm, when being unwoundA from :the supply spool 2 is guided in a substantially straight line directly to the illm gate I I vand then directly to the take-up spool l.

The tlnder I6 is mounted within the camera casing directly ladjacent the axis of the camera objective. Preferably, the axes of the camera obcalnera objective, a tubular wall extending from the edge of the aperturein said front wall to said 20, camera objective andforming a lens shade, said bracket being connected with said tubular wall, a nlm gate in rear of said objective and in a position for guiding the iilm in a substantial straight line from said supply spool to said taire-up spool, 25

ysaid illm gate including a stationary plate provided with a picture window, said stationary plate being attached to said bracket, an'd means in rear of 'said gate for intermittently advancing the lni through said iilm gate.

2. In a motion picture camera, a camera `casing having a front wall provided with an aperture, two spaced parallel shafts within said casing above and below an horizontal axis passing through said aperture and adapted to receive a 35 film supply spool and a iilm take-up Spool respectively, a camera objective within said camera casing between said spaced parallel shafts and in .axial alinement with the said aperture in said front wall, said parallel shafts being spaced from o each other a distance just suiiicient to permit the mounting o! said objective in the narrowest portion of the space formed beta een the two film spools when .the latter are mou'nted on their respective shafts, a conical wall extending from 5 the edge of the aperture in said front wall to said camera objective and forming a llens shade, a bracket for supporting said camera objective and connected with the inner end oi said conical-wall.

a nlm gate in rear of said objective and in a posi- 50 tion for guiding .the nlm a substantial straight line from said supply vto said take-up spool, said nlm gate including a stationary plate pro-l vided with a picture window, said stationary plate being attached to said bracket, an'd means in rear 55 of said gate for intermittently advancing the nlm through said film gate. y

3. In a motion picture camera., a camera casing having a front wall with an aperture and a rear wall, two spaced parallel shafts within said casing above and below an horizontal axis passing through said aperture and adapted to receive,

latter are mounted on their respective shafts, a conical wall extending from the edge oi' the aperture in said front wall to said camera ob- Jective and forming a lens shade, a bracket for supporting said camera objective and connected with the inner end of said conical wall, a lm gatein rear of said objective and in a position for guiding the film in a' substantial straight line from said supply spool to said ytake--up spool, said iilm gate including a stationary plate provided with a picture window, said stationary plate being attached to said bracket, and means mounted in rear of said gate for intermittently engaging the lm in said gate and advancing the lm through said lm gate.

WALTER RIEDEL. 

